JP2019069042A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine having connection-type connectors mounted on a substrate, in which game machine is suppressed mismounting of a connection-type connector on the substrate.SOLUTION: A game machine 1 includes: a substrate 10; a plurality of connection-type connectors 20 which are arranged together on the substrate 10, and adjacent ones of which connectors are interconnectable; and non-contact relays provided at input sides of the plurality of connection-type connectors, respectively. The plurality of connection-type connectors 20 are divided into a first connector group 20a including at least a plurality of interconnected connection-type connectors 20 and a second connector group 20b including a plurality of interconnected connection-type connectors 20. Any of the connection-type connectors 20 included in one of the first connector group 20a and the second connector group 20b is not connected to any of the connection-type connectors 20 included in the other connector group.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  As described in Patent Document 1 etc. below, a general game machine outputs various game information such as a jackpot win and the number of times of variation of special symbols to an external device such as a hall computer of a game arcade External output terminals are provided. The various terminals such as the external output terminal are often fixed to a connector in order to simplify connection with other devices. The connection type connector which can connect adjacent things as the said connector may be used.

JP, 2010-69211, A

  When the connection type connector to which the terminal is fixed is mounted on the substrate, there is a possibility that a mounting defect such as a gap between the connector and the substrate may occur.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to suppress the occurrence of a mounting failure of the connection type connector with respect to the substrate in a gaming machine provided with the connection type connector mounted on the substrate.

  A game machine according to the present invention made to solve the above problems is a substrate and a plurality of connectors arranged together on the substrate, and a plurality of connected connectors in which adjacent ones can be connected with each other. A contactless relay provided on an input side of each of the plurality of coupled connectors, the plurality of coupled connectors including at least a first connector group including a plurality of coupled connectors connected to each other And all the interlinkable connectors included in one of the first connector group and the second connector group divided into a second connector group including a plurality of interlinkable connectors connected to each other, all the interlinkages included in the other It is characterized in that it is not connected to any of the mold connectors.

  In the present invention, all the interlocking connectors included in one of the first connector group and the second connector group are not coupled to any one of all the interlocking connectors included in the other. That is, one connector group and the other connector group are not directly connected. Therefore, distortion or the like generated in one connector group may affect the other connector group, thereby reducing the possibility of mounting failure such as floating of the connector with respect to the substrate.

  Each of the plurality of connected connectors may have an external output terminal for outputting game information.

  As for the part which outputs game information to external devices, such as a hall computer, in order to make the connection work with an external device easy, it is desirable to be collected at one place using a connection type connector. By suppressing the occurrence of the mounting failure of the connection type connector, it is possible to reduce the possibility of the transmission failure or the like of the game information.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of mounting failure of the connection type connector on the substrate.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which showed the external output substrate and the connection type connector mounted on it typically, Comprising: (a) is a top view, (b) is a right view of (a) (figure seen from the 2nd side side) It is. It is a figure showing typically one connection type connector, and (a) is a top view and (b) is a right side view (figure seen from the 2nd side side) of (a). (A-1) shows a state in which the lever is not operated, (a-2) shows a state in which the left lever is pulled, and (b) shows a state in which the wiring is pressed against the external output terminal by the lever . It is a circuit diagram of an external output circuit.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, the entire configuration of the gaming machine 1 will be briefly described with reference to FIG. The gaming machine 1 has a frame-shaped machine frame 90, and a front frame 91 is rotatably supported by the machine frame 90. The front frame 91 is provided with a transparent plate that allows the game board 92 to be viewed from the front side.

  The game board 92 is formed of substantially square plywood and is detachably attached to the front frame 91. In the game board 92, a belt-like guide rail 923 made of a thin metal plate for guiding the game ball fired by the operation of the launch device 94 (handle) to the game area 922 is provided in a substantially arc shape. There is.

  In the game area 922, a first start winning opening 924, a second start winning opening 925, a large winning opening 926, an out opening 927 and the like are provided. The display device 93 displays an identification symbol or the like for notifying of the success or failure of the jackpot. The display screen of the display device 93 is visible through the opening 921 formed in the game board 92.

  Further, in the game area 922, a plurality of game nails (not shown) are provided as obstacles that change the flow-down mode of the game balls due to the collision of the game balls flowing down. The game balls flowing down the game area 922 change in various manners according to the conditions at the time of collision with the game nail.

  In such a game machine 1, the game ball is shot toward the game area 922 by operating the launch device 94 (handle). When a game ball flowing down the game area 922 wins a winning opening such as the start winning hole 924 or 925 or the big winning hole 926, a predetermined number of winning balls are paid out by the payout device. The other configurations and the like can be applied to the same ones as known gaming machines, and therefore the description other than the one related to the present invention will be omitted.

  The gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes various substrates (control circuits formed on various substrates). The main control board (main control circuit) (not shown) is a game ball based on the winning of winning balls based on the game balls having won in the start winning openings 924, 925, and that the game balls have won in various winning openings. Control the payout etc. The sub control board (sub control circuit) (not shown) mainly receives a signal from the main control board (a signal indicating the success or failure of the big hit flag, a signal notifying that the gaming ball has won a predetermined winning area, etc.) , Determine and control the effects to be performed. In the effect, an image is displayed on a display device, various lights (lamps) are lit and blinked, and an audio is output from a speaker. As a board | substrate which performs control regarding a game, variously provided other than a main control board and a sub-control board. The specific configuration of various boards (hereinafter collectively referred to as a control board (control circuit) may also be referred to collectively as a control board (control circuit)) including the main control board and the sub control board is the same as that of known gaming machines. Therefore, the detailed description is omitted.

  In the present embodiment, an external output circuit is provided for outputting information on a game (hereinafter referred to as game information) generated by control by the control board (control circuit) to an external device such as a hall computer. In the present embodiment, game information generated by the main control board (main control circuit) is sent to the external output circuit, but game information generated by the other various control boards (control circuit) is sent to the external output circuit It may be a configuration. The external output circuit is constructed on an external output substrate 10 (corresponding to a substrate in the present invention; hereinafter, when simply referred to as a substrate, it means the external output substrate 10). As shown in FIG. 2, the external output board 10 is at least an input connector 11 for electrically connecting to a control board (control circuit) and a connector for electrically connecting to an external device, An output connector is provided for outputting game information sent from various control boards to an external device. The game information output to the external device may be anything. The jackpot win, the number of times the special symbol changes, etc. can be exemplified. Further, although the external output substrate 10 may be provided at any position, the external output substrate 10 is provided at such a position as to facilitate the connection with the external device. In the present embodiment, it is provided at the upper left of the front view (see FIG. 1).

  Hereinafter, the details of the output connector mounted on the external output substrate 10 will be described. In the present embodiment, a plurality of output channels for game information are provided. That is, a plurality of output connectors constituting a plurality of output channels are mounted on the external output substrate 10 (see FIG. 2A). Each output connector is a plurality of connected connectors 20 in which adjacent ones can be connected. Specifically, each connection type connector 20 is an external output terminal 21 which is a terminal pin electrically connected (soldered) to a conductive pattern formed on the external output substrate 10, and the terminal pin is fixed. The main body portion 22 (housing) is provided, and a structure for connecting adjacent main body portions 22 is provided. Specifically, it is as follows.

  The main body 22 has a substantially square shape in plan view. An engaging portion 222 is provided on a side surface on one side of the main body portion 22 (hereinafter also referred to as a first side surface 221) (see FIG. 2A, FIG. 3A, and the like). On the other hand, an engaged portion 224 to which the engaging portion 222 can be engaged is provided on the opposite side surface of the first side surface 221 (hereinafter also referred to as the second side surface 223) (FIG. b) and FIG. 3 (b) etc.). The engagement structure of the engagement portion 222 and the engaged portion 224 may be any structure. The engaging portion 222 in the present embodiment is a plurality of projections having claws at the tip, and the engaged portions 224 are holes as many as the projections. By passing the engaging portion 222, which is a projection, through the engaged portion 224, which is a hole, the tip of the claw is caught inside the hole. When connecting the connection type connector 20, a state in which the first side surface 221 of a connection type connector 20 and the second side surface 223 of the connection type connector 20 adjacent thereto are opposed (closely opposed or separated by a minute gap) State). Thereby, the engaging part 222 and the engaged part 224 engage, and it will be in the state in which adjacent connection type connectors 20 comrades (body parts 22 comrades) were connected. Since the engaging portion 222 and the engaged portion 224 are respectively provided on the first side surface 221 and the second side surface 223 opposite to the first side surface 221, the connector 20 is orthogonal to the first side surface 221 or the second side surface 223. It can be said that the directions can be connected (hereinafter, the connectable directions may be referred to as connectable directions D (see FIG. 2A)). Note that the engagement between the engaging portion 222 and the engaged portion 224 is such that even if one connected connector 20 and the adjacent connected connector 20 are “positioned” in a predetermined positional relationship, Good. For example, in a state where the above-mentioned engagement is realized by a simple projection and a hole (concave portion) and the connector is not mounted on the external output substrate 10, the engagement of the coupled connectors 20 is easily eliminated. In the state where it is mounted in 10, it is good also as composition which can not cancel engagement of connection type connectors 20 comrades. That is, in the state mounted on the external output substrate 10, the configuration in which the adjacent connector 20 is positioned by the certain connector 20 corresponds to "connection".

  A plurality of such connection type connectors 20 are mounted on the external output substrate 10. The plurality of connected connectors 20 are divided into those included in the first connector group 20a connected to each other and those included in the second connector group 20b connected to each other (see FIG. 2A). That is, the coupled connectors 20 included in the first connector group 20 a are disposed adjacent to each other such that the first side 221 and the second side 223 face each other, and the engaging portion 222 and the engaged portion 224 It is connected by engagement. Similarly, the connection type connectors 20 included in the second connector group 20 b are disposed adjacent to each other such that the first side 221 and the second side 223 face each other, and the engaging portion 222 and the engaged portion 224 Are connected by the engagement of In addition, connectors other than the connection type connector 20 contained in the 1st connector group 20a and the 2nd connector group 20b may be mounted.

  Then, all the connected connectors 20 included in the first connector group 20a are not connected to any of all the connected connectors 20 included in the second connector group 20b. It can be said that all connected connectors 20 included in the second connector group 20b are not connected to any of all connected connectors 20 included in the first connector group 20a. Since the first connector group 20a and the second connector group 20b are both mounted on the external output substrate 10, although they may be indirectly connected via the external output substrate 10, they are directly connected to each other. It is not linked to

  A more specific arrangement of the interlocking connector 20 is as follows. All coupled connectors 20 included in the first connector group 20 a and all coupled connectors 20 included in the second connector group 20 b are arranged along the connectable direction D. That is, when viewed along the connectable direction D, the main body portions 22 of all the connective connectors 20 overlap. A coupled connector 20 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a first center side connector 201 (refer to FIG. 2A)) constituting the first connector group 20a closest to the second connector group 20b, and the first connector group A gap S is formed between the connector 20 which forms the second connector group 20b close to 20a (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the second center connector 202 (see FIG. 2A)), and One central connector 201 and the second central connector 202 are not directly connected. Since all the connected connectors 20 included in both connector groups are aligned along the connectable direction D, the first center side connector 201 and the second center side connector 202 must have the above-mentioned clearance S. (If they are close) they can be connected. That is, in the present embodiment, by forming the gap S between the first connector group 20a and the second connector group 20b, that is, between the first central connector 201 and the second central connector 202, The first center side connector 201 and the second center side connector 202 are not directly connected directly.

  The advantages of this configuration are as follows. The connected connectors 20 are placed on the external output substrate 10 after being connected to each other. And the external output terminal 21 which each connection type | mold connector 20 has is soldered to a board | substrate. In the present embodiment, the soldering is performed by an automatic soldering process such as so-called flow soldering or reflow soldering. The heat applied to the connector 20 by the soldering process may cause distortion or the like in the connector 20. When the connective connectors 20 are connected to each other, distortion due to heat affects each other between the connectors, and the connective connectors 20 do not line up straight, such as backlash between the connective connectors 20 And there may be a mounting defect such as a gap between at least a part of the connector 20 and the external output board 10 ("floating" of the connector 20 may occur). .

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, all of the connectable connectors 20 included in the first connector group 20a and the second connector group 20b can be connected to each other (arranged along the connectable direction D). Regardless, the first central connector 201 and the second central connector 202 are not connected and the first connector group 20a and the second connector group 20b are not directly connected. Therefore, the influence of distortion or the like generated in one of the first connector group 20a (the connected connector 20 configuring the first connector group 20a) and the second connector group 20b (the connected connector 20 configuring the second connector group 20b) Are prevented from being directly transmitted to the other. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility of mounting failure (compared to the case where all the connection type connectors 20 are connected).

  The greater the number of coupled connectors 20 constituting the connector group, the greater the possibility that the magnitude of distortion or the like produced in the coupled connector 20 set will increase. Therefore, the number of coupled connectors 20 included in each connector group is increased. The number is preferably set so that the difference is as small as possible. When dividing the connector type connector 20 whose total number is an even number into two connector groups as in the present embodiment, the number N1 of connector type connectors 20 included in the first connector group 20a and the second connector group 20b are included It is preferable to make the number N2 of coupled connectors 20 equal to each other (N1 = N2). In the present embodiment, since the total number of connected connectors 20 is 14, N1 = 7 and N2 = 7 are set (see FIG. 2A). When dividing the connection type connector 20 whose total number is an odd number into two connector groups as in this embodiment, the number N1 of the connection type connectors 20 included in the first connector group 20a and the second connector group 20b are included It is preferable to make the difference of the number N2 of connected type connectors 20 be 1 (| N1-N2 | = 1).

  The structure for electrically connecting the external output terminal 21 of each connection type connector 20 to the wiring H and the like may be any type. That is, the connection type connector 20 should just be a structure which can connect connectors, and the structure of the part for achieving an electrical connection may be what kind of thing. In the connection type connector 20 in the present embodiment, the lever 23 is biased by a spring, and pulling the lever 23 widens the space Z for inserting the wiring H etc. (FIG. 4 (a-1) (a- See 2). After inserting the wire H or the like into the space Z, the lever 23 biased by a spring releases the core wire of the wire H, the terminal fixed to the wire H, etc. by releasing the operation state of the lever 23. It will be in the state pressed to (refer FIG.4 (b)). Thereby, the electrical connection between the external output terminal 21 and the wiring H is achieved.

  Hereinafter, the external output circuit built on the external output substrate 10 in the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the external output circuit does not physically contact the input connector 11, the LED 40 (light emitting portion), and the noncontact relay (the conductor on the input side and the conductor on the output side) Relay 50 for achieving continuity, and an output connector (corresponding to each connected connector 20 described above).

  Various game information generated by the main control board or the like is input from the input connector 11 to the external output circuit. In the present embodiment, a jackpot signal (signal indicating that a jackpot has been won) generated by the main control board, a start winning signal (a signal indicating that a start winning opening 924, 925 has been won), a symbol determination signal (a winning lottery) A signal indicating the combination of symbols to notify the call), a call signal (a signal for calling a store clerk at a game store), a prize ball signal (a signal indicating the number of game balls to be paid out), a door open signal (a front door of the gaming machine A signal indicating that it is open is sent to the external output circuit. Note that paths for transmitting these signals may be formed on another substrate. However, the type of the game information and the substrate (circuit) on which the game information is generated can be changed as appropriate. Information to be managed by the game arcade side may be set as game information to be sent to the external output circuit.

  An LED 40 is provided on a plurality of wires for transmitting various game information. That is, the LED 40 is provided in association with each of the plurality of pieces of game information. When certain game information is input to the external output circuit, the LED 40 corresponding to the certain game information emits light. The respective LEDs 40 are provided on the input side (upstream side) of the respective contactless relays 50. Therefore, even if a certain output connector (connection type connector 20) is not connected to the hall computer (the information management device possessed by the game arcade), game information corresponding to the certain output connector is sent to the external output circuit Occasionally, the LED 40 provided on the input side of the certain output connector and the corresponding non-contact relay 50 emits light. That is, providing each LED 40 on the input side of each noncontact relay 50 means that the main body side of the gaming machine (main control board etc., even when the output connector (connected connector 20) and the hall computer are not connected. It is effective in that the store clerk of the game store can confirm whether or not the game information is sent to the external output circuit from the circuit side that generates the game information of (1). However, the configuration in which the LEDs 40 are provided on the output side (downstream side) of the contactless relays 50 is not to be denied. If each LED 40 is provided on the output side (downstream side) of each non-contact relay 50, the connection between the external output circuit (each channel corresponding to each game information) and the hall computer can be achieved, and the game is actually performed. If the information is not being output to the outside, the LED 40 corresponding to the game information does not emit light, so whether or not the connection with the hall computer is made (whether or not it is disconnected halfway) And the like, and it is advantageous to know at a certain point whether or not the game information is actually output to the outside. Further, each LED 40 may be provided on both the input side and the output side of each non-contact relay 50.

  A contactless relay 50 is provided on a plurality of wires for transmitting various game information. As the noncontact relay 50, a relay utilizing an optical function having a light emitting element and a light receiving element can be used. By adopting such a configuration, it is configured such that input from the outside of the gaming machine 1 becomes impossible (configuration for preventing an illegal act or the like by sending a signal from the outside to the inside of the gaming machine 1).

  In addition, the non-contact relay 50 in the present embodiment also exhibits a non-polar function of eliminating the polarity on the output side. Although each output connector (connected connector 20) has two external output terminals 23, the nonpolarity function of the non-contact relay 50 is used to connect the wiring between the game hall computer and the external output circuit. Connection work becomes easy (there is no need to connect the wires with awareness of plus and minus). A photo MOS relay is used in the present embodiment as a device that exhibits such a noncontact and nonpolar function.

  Various game information generated by the gaming machine 1 is sent to the hall computer via the external output circuit configured as described above.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described in detail, this invention is not limited at all to the said embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

  The gaming machine 1 according to the above embodiment (modification) is a so-called pachinko gaming machine, but it is also possible to apply to other gaming machines such as slot machines.

  In the gaming machine 1 according to the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the connection type connector 20 is divided into the first connector group 20a and the second connector group 20b on the external output substrate 10 and the two are not directly connected. The structure may be divided into three or more connector groups, and each may not be directly connected to each other. As the number of the connector groups is increased (as the number of the coupled connectors 20 included in one connector group is decreased), the possibility that the mounting failure may occur can be reduced. There is.

  Although the said embodiment demonstrated that the board | substrate with which the connection type | mold connector 20 is mounted is the external output substrate 10, the board | substrate of object is not restricted to the external output substrate 10. FIG. When the connector 20 is mounted on another substrate, the same technical concept can be applied to the mounting of the connector 20.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 gaming machine 10 external output substrate 20 connected type connector 20a first connector group 20b second connector group 21 external output terminal 22 main body portion 221 first side surface 222 engaging portion 223 second side surface 224 engaged portion 201 first center side Connector 202 second center side connector

Claims (2)

A substrate,
A plurality of connectors arranged together on the substrate, and a plurality of interlocking connectors in which adjacent ones can be connected;
Non-contact relays provided on the input side of each of the plurality of coupled connectors;
Equipped with
The plurality of coupled connectors are divided into at least a first connector group including a plurality of coupled connectors coupled to each other and a second connector group including a plurality of coupled connectors coupled to each other,
A game machine characterized in that all connected connectors included in one of the first connector group and the second connector group are not connected to any of all connected connectors included in the other.   2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of connected connectors has an external output terminal for outputting gaming information.

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